The St. Johns herald., 1887-09-08

We are indebted to A. J. Chan dler Territorial Veterinary Surgeon and to Will c. Barnes, Secretary of the Territorial Stock Association for copies of the rules and regula- tions of the Live Stock Sanitary Commission of the Territory of Arizona, which we give below:
 1st. Whenever it shall come to the knowledge of any member of the Live Stock Sanitary Commits sion of the Territory of Arizona, or to the knowledge of any other per i son or persons, that there exists any contagious, infectious or communi- cable disease among the domestic animals in any part of the Terri tory, he or they shall at once com municate the fact by letter or in person to the Territorial Veterinary Surgeon, A. J. Chandler, at Pres colt, Arizona.
 2d. Said Veterinary Surgeon shall at once proceed to the locality where the disease is believed to ex- ist, and make an examination of the animals said to be affected with the disease. If, in his judgment, the case demands immediate action, the Veterinary Surgeon shall com municate by telegraph or mail with each member of the Commission, or as many thereof as he may deem necessary, designating the place of said meeting.
 3d. Should the said Veterinary Surgeon on such investigation find that a contagious, infectious or communicable disease of malig- nant character, he shall direct the temporary quarantine of said ami malls and the herds among which they are, and adopt such sanitary measures as may be necessary to prevent the spread of the disease, and report his action, as heretofore provided, to the Commission. He shall further notify, in writing, the owner or owners, or the custodianS of such animal or animals, of the existence of the contagious dis ease, and that said animal or ami mals have been placed in quaran- tine, and warn him or them from moving said animal or animals un- der penalty of Section 13 of Chap ter three, title LIX of the Revised Statutes of Arizona.
 4th. When said Live Stock Sani- tary Commission is satisfied of the existence of any contagious dis ease among the domestic animals of any part of the Territory, and that there is danger of said dis ease spreading to other portions of the Territory, it shall notify the Governor thereof, who will quaran- tine such locality as provided by | law Such quarantine shall be for the period of not less than ninety days of all diseased animals, and | all animals that have come in con- tact with diseased animals, or have been on premises or in buildings on or in which diseased animals have been exposed to disease, and such | quarantine shall be governed by | such other sanitary regulations as the eXigencies of the case may re- quire. The Territorial Veterinary Surgeon, under the direction of the Commission, shall cause to be dis infected in such manner as he deems best, all sheds, corrals, yards, barns i and buildings in which diseased | animals have been, and until such | premises and buildings. Should, however, any animal or animals be put upon said premises or into said | buildings, in violation of this rule and regulation, then such animal or animals shall be placed in quaran- tine for period of not less than ninety days, and such premises or buildings be again disinfected. Said second disinfection to be at the ex- pense of the owner or owners of said premises or buildings.
 9th. All animals in quarantine or
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